Behavioral Health Clinician - New Britain Site

Clinical

• Completes initial behavioral health evaluations; individual, group and family psychotherapy with children and/or adults in an outpatient clinic.
• Runs at least five (5) groups for each week of direct clinical work.
• Practices as part of an interdisciplinary, inter-professional team, accepting “warm hand offs” from primary care providers and other members of the health care team as well as reaching in to the patient population to identify patients potentially in need of behavioral health services as flagged by the BH clinical dashboard.
• Consults with providers within and outside the agency regarding the treatment plan and progress of the patients.
• Behaves as Behavioral Health On-Call for after-hours coverage and daily clinic call.
• Collaborates with psychiatric consultants for diagnostic and consultative needs; refers as necessary for medication management.
• Attends clinical Team Meetings as assigned and Component Meetings.
• Clinically supervises unlicensed Behavioral Health staff as assigned.
• Maintains awareness within discipline about new developments in the field.
• Gathers information about community mental health needs or resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy.

Administrative

• Completes all documentation required by state regulations, Joint Commission standards, and CHC Behavioral Health department by laws in a timely manner, included by not limited to intake, prior authorization request, progress notes, treatment plan documentation, and discharge.
• Completes and locks all treatment notes no later than the end of the next business day.
• Completes reports as required for outside agencies such as DCF, Family Relations, probation, and others with appropriate releases signed by clients.
• Participates as a member of agency wide committees as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. /Psy.D, LCSW, LPC or LMFT degree.
• Licensed in the State of Connecticut.
• Minimum of two years of experience with outpatients including experience with children and/or adults.
• Theoretical orientation consistent with brief, problem-focused therapy.
• Reliable access to an automobile or reliable access to transportation to outside agency consults, meetings and home visits.
• Written and oral bilingual fluency in language spoken by patient population (for example, English/Spanish) preferred.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Combination of sustained periods of sitting at keyboard, walking and stair climbing.
• Minimal lifting and carrying activities.
• Must be available to work one evening and one Saturday per month.

Communication Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.

Confidentiality of Information

• Behavioral Health information is kept in strict confidence.
• Confidentiality of patient and business information is a requirement.
• Full access to patient medical records and encounter data.
• Confidentiality must be maintained according to CHC policies.
• Responsibility for client data entry.
• Access to medical system information.
• Confidential patient correspondence.

Organization Information

• Location: Community Health Center of New Britain
• City: New Britain
• State: Connecticut
• Time Type: Full time